Satirical cartoon, "Oliver Asking For More"
All of the men pictured are caricatures of local doctors. They are taking part in a burlesque skit (a comic play), based on Oliver Twist, to raise money for Leek Cottage Hospital. The drawing is signed ...
Seal and sealing wax
A small seal for marking sealing wax for letters and envelopes. It reads "Newbridge Pharmacy" and "Hall".
From the Staffordshire County Museum collection. Formerly part of the collection of Mr. ...
Shooting Butts School, Rugeley
A visit to the dentist at Shooting Butts.
Shooting Butts Camp School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley was opened in May1940 for evacuee boys from Birmingham. There was also a similar Camp School for girls ...
Sister Dora of Walsall
Dorothy Pattison, better known as 'Sister Dora', who was famous for her work nursing the poor in Walsall.
She was born on 16 January 1832 at Hauxwell in Yorkshire. In 1864 she joined the Sisterhood ...
Sister Jessie Price with wounded soldiers, Sheffield
Jessie was born at Lichfield Lodges, Shugborough on 15 July 1876. Her father Joseph was a Waggoner on the estate. She trained as a nurse in Lancashire and was working as a Probation Nurse at Salford ...
Sister Webster, Board Room, Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital
Sister Webster was the Night Sister at the hospital for many years, but it is not known when she retired.
St. Edward's Hospital Orchestra, Cheddleton
Cheddleton Mental Hospital Orchestra on stage at St. Edward.s Hospital, Cheddleton.
Drums and effects: D. Whiting, W. Bowyer.
Flutes: W. Stanbury, W. Duffield, F. Rose.
Oboes: J. Slack, R. Kennedy, ...
Staff at Newcastle-under-Lyme Workhouse
Photograph of group of female staff at Newcastle-under-Lyme Workhouse pictured shortly before it closed.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Poor Law Union was formed in April 1838 and a workhouse for up to 350 inmates ...
Staff of the Red Cross Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent
Staff at the Red Cross Hospital in Burton Town Hall. Seated in the middle of the front row is Miss Mary Thompson who was the Commandant of Burton Red Cross. Standing at the back to the right is her brother ...
Staff sitting room, Cheddleton Asylum
Staff pictured in a sitting room at Cheddleton Asylum.
In 1890 Staffordshire County Council’s Lunacy Committee decided to build a new asylum for the north of the county due to overcrowding in the ...
Stafford General Infirmary nurses
Nurses from Stafford General Infirmary on a carnival float, probably taking part in the annual Stafford Infirmary Pageant. Standing third from right in the back row is Megan Haynes.
Standon Hall Orthopaedic Hospital
Nurses and patients on the patio outside the orthopaedic ward at Standon Hall Hospital.
Standon Hall Orthopedic Hospital was managed by Stafford Hospital Management Committee. It closed when Stafford ...
Standon Hall Orthopaedic Hospital
Interior view of the orthopaedic ward at Standon Hall Hospital.
Standon Hall Orthopedic Hospital was managed by Stafford Hospital Management Committee. It closed when Stafford District General Hospital ...
Standon Hall Orthopaedic Hospital
A postcard view of the Girls' Pavilion at Standon Hall Orthopaedic Hospital. Patients are being exposed to an open-air environment as part of their treatment.
Standon Hall was built 1910 to the designs ...
Standon Hall Orthopaedic Hospital
A colour-tinted postcard view of the Grade 2 listed Standon Hall with a nurse and children on the lawn.
Standon Hall was built 1910 to the designs of J. Francis Doyle for Sir Thomas Anderson Salt, ...
Stoke on Trent Nursing Headquarters, Bucknall
This unprepossessing building was the headquarters of the Stoke on Trent District Nursing and Home Nursing Service. it was at number 2 Marychurch Road in Bucknall. With the creation of the National Health ...
Stoke War Hospital, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A male ward at the hospital.
The ward is decorated with flags and flowers, to possibly celebrate the end of the First World War.
Studio Portrait, Nurse, Stafford
Studio photograph from the Bertam Sinkinson collection shows an unidentified nurse in outdoor clothing.
This glass plate was probably taken by Weiss & Fowke. Charles Fowke was based at the Victoria ...